On this week's episode of American Chameleon, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko and poet Tracy K. Smith continue their conversation unpacking themes of race, loss, and the power of poetry to connect across borders and difference.

Additionally, we at American Chameleon would like to take a moment to acknowledge the National Day of Mourning. Annually on the fourth Thursday in November, the organizers of this observance consider Thanksgiving Day as a continued reminder of the *democide and suffering of Native American peoples.

"Democide" is the murder of any person or people by their government, including genocide, politicide, and mass murder.